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Apparatus for the manufacture of hypochlorous acid

US4584178A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 1984
Grant dateApr 22, 1986
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC01B11/04
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for the manufacture of chloride-free hypochlorous acid by hydrolyzing of chlorine with steam, solid-gas stripping of the co-generated hydrochloric acid vapor in a fluidized bed reactor, equilibrium discharge of chloride particulate from the bed of the reactor, selective dissolving of the hypochlorous acid vapor into aqueous product solution in a packed bed absorber, and closed-loop recycling of the stripped product stream.

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